Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 814 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Spot the trap): Everyone does it: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” One means all: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” Lucky charm: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” Attacking the person: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” Fair reasons come from tests, measurements and checked facts.

1. 1.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
2. 2.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
6. 6.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
9. 9.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
12. 12.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
14. 14.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
17. 17.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) it happened once (d) tests show it works
22. 22.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
28. 28.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) the numbers prove it (d) everyone is doing it
29. 29.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
33. 33.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) tests show it works (d) the numbers prove it
34. 34.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) close your eyes (c) run fast (d) wait for green
35. 35.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
37. 37.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) tests show it works (c) the rule book says so (d) my lucky pen did it
39. 39.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False

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